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DVD RW not Reading some discs

I can not be abel to read writed CD

These discs that are written on other systems, were they finalized or are they multi-sessions discs that have been left open? Some drives have difficulty dealing with multi-session discs created by other drives. By telling ...
Lenovo 3000 N500 Notebook

Re: your suggestion for my Dell Lattitude D600 Hard Drive Problem

Ok, now we have some good discourse! While I'd always prefer to use a friend's laptop to test my fringe hypotheses, having your own is a fine option too. And it sounds like you have an enclosure too, so you are pretty much all set. It's r ...
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Compaq Presario 2800 hard drive not recognized

I think you have a sata drive here.If so you need to install sata drivers for set-up to recognise the disc.Download the drivers from manufacturers site:use link below (I know its HP but its the same model different badge): ...
PC Laptops

Gateway mx3222b laptop ram upgrade problem

Your computer does not support 1GB memory sticks. The max memory for that system is 1GB which would be 2 sticks configured as 512MB\015\012\015\012see below for the specs (i bold, italics and underlined the main part)\015\012\ ...
Gateway PC Laptops

Toshiba dvd R/RW =/- TS-H552D/GAAH just quit on me. It will not recognize anything I put in it even though the light and the front flashes like it is trying to. Yesterday I was copying me cd collection and it did 3 fine and on the fourth one when I put in the disc I was copying it says no disc in drive with everything i put in it even blank discs. I have taken burner out and cleaned lens and still get the same results. I HAVE GATEWAY GT5220 WITH ATHLON 64 X2 3800+ DUAL CORE PROCESSOR AND WINDOWS

Since it is not reading any of the discs it usually means it is driver issue or the drive it self. Easiest way to see is it driver is to uninstall it and restart your pc. Once it is up it will tell you it has found new hardware and it will install it ...
Gateway GT5220 PC Desktop

Compaq presario 700

Your operating system wasn't found because kill disk wipes your hard drive clean.You have to re-install your operating system, all the drivers, and any programs that you might want in your computer.Boot into the BIOS (tapping the delete k ...
Compaq Presario 700 470024-192 Notebook

Presario 700 i ran kill disk. when it completed and restarted operating system not found was dsiplayed. i can not boot with anything, Help. Help HELP?

Your operating system wasn't found because kill disk wipes your hard drive clean.You have to re-install your operating system, all the drivers, and any programs that you might want in your computer.Boot\015\012into the BIOS (tapping the d ...
Compaq Presario 700 470024-192 Notebook

Disc drive wont work

It sounds like the laser may have went out. When reading a disc the laser moves up and down as well as back and forth. It sounds like it is reading from the wrong position if it's reading at all. Remove any disc from the drive. Go into the device man ...
Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

Missing NTLDR file

The first thing to do is try to change back whatever hardware or software change you just made (this could be as simple as leaving a floppy disk in the drive or you need to reseat the IDE cables). If the contents of the drive are especially important ...
ASUS Eee PC 2G Surf Notebook

Cd/DVD drive has stopped working

Sounds like your Acer is not recognizing your DVD meaning your driver is not letting your computer talk to your dvd player. Try to determine what DVD player you have and search GOOGLE for drivers. Your computer might of come with a disk which have ...
Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

Blank dvd not readable

Do you have software capable of writing to a DVD?Its no good having a drive that can read a DVD - that is all it can do without software. I suspect that is why it is chucking your disc out!If you have no software then look on the ne ...
HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

Dvd drive not reading a disc

This sounds like either your drivers are bad or the dvd drive itself has died.Some times the electrical portion of the unit works but the optical reader doesn't which means it should be replaced.Another cause is with certainso ...
Dell Dimension XPS 400 PC Desktop

Loading some DVD's

I'm getting this information right out of the "Windows Vista: The Missing Manual" and it does point out that there are compatibility issues if not burned properly or with the wrong format;If you format with the Live File System Format you can t ...
PC Laptops

Computer shows invalid system disc,wont let me do anything else

This might be simple.\015\012Assuming your son didn't make any internal changes to your computer. The problem may be that he changed your boot sequence to boot to floppy or CD instead of the Hard Drive. \015\012Do the following:\015 ...
Compaq Presario 5000 PC Desktop

Laptop won't boot up properly

Connect your computers to an external monitor and press the appropriate F key combination (Shift + F7) to switch video output to the monitor. If you see an image on your monitor you have a bad LCD screen or back light inverter. If not you need a ne ...
Acer Aspire 9300 Notebook

The CD Drive does not work all of the time.

Nate, How old is your laptop? From what I can find, it looks like the Optarc 5540 is indeed a DVD±R/RW/R-DL burner. It should read anything you put in. If you have the driver, I might try to reinstall that first, but if this is a fairly new sy ...
PC Desktops

Windows failed to start !...

Hello\015\012\015\012You seem to know a bit about computer so I will give you a good detailed solution which might be of help. READ CAREFULLY\015\012\015\012ASSUMPTION:\015\012 \015\012I guess that t ...
Acer Aspire 5920-6727 Notebook

Dropped new external drive from 2 ft, please help

You can run a disk utility program such as disc warrior. It can put your hard drive thru read write etc...if no such program is available to you, I would try a few reads, writes, erases and renames of files... you may just be A-OK.. ...
Fujitsu PC Desktops

My compaq presario cd rw/dvd/rom will not read when disc is put in. Does not sense anything is in the drive.

My Burner has a problem

The problem looks like a native of the drive. There are possibilities of the drive being faulty. As it is still under warranty, I'd recommend you take both laptops to the nearest HP service station for a replacement. ...
HP Compaq Presario CQ60Z Notebook

Acer Aspire 9300 does not boot up

I cant install xp in my compaq presario cq61-132tu model. when i put xp cd in my rom there is a blue screen comes n shows error and there is no sata option in my bios plzzzzzzzz help me in this condition

In some cases your newer OEM computers have a BIOS code in them to only accept newer operating systems such as Vista or Windows &, and will not accept XP. Try this...\015\012\015\012If you don't mind losing everything on the drive, yo ...
HP Presario CQ60-204NR PC Notebook

Toshiba Satellite M35X-S163 Can't Be Recovered

This happens. Recovery/reinstallations sometimes takes many attempts. Only, you have to clean the CDs. Clean them with a soft cloth in + signs and not circular as one would think, CDs being circular. So, clean then top to bottom and right to left and ...
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